Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: EX-HIB'IT – EX-HORT'ER
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EX-HIB'IT, n.
- Any paper produced or presented to a court or to auditors, referees or arbitrators, as a voucher, or in proof of facts; a voucher or document produced.
- In chancery, a deed or writing produced in court, sworn to by a witness, and a certificate of the oath indorsed on it by the examiner or commissioner. Encyc.
EX-HIB'IT, v.t. [egzhib'it; L. exhibeo; ex and habeo, to have or hold, as we say, to hold out or forth.]
- To offer or present to view; to present for inspection; to show; as, to exhibit paintings or other specimens of art; to exhibit papers or documents in court.
- To show; to display; to manifest publicly; as, to exhibit a noble example of bravery or generosity.
- To present; to offer publicly or officially; as, to exhibit a charge of high treason.
- To administer, as medicines.
EX-HIB'IT-ED, pp.
Offered to view; presented for inspection; shown; displayed.
EX-HIB'I-TER, n.
One who exhibits; one who presents a petition or charge. Shak.
EX-HIB'IT-ING, ppr.
Offering to view; presenting; showing; displaying.
EX-HI-BI'TION, n. [L. exhibitio.]
- The act of exhibiting for inspection; a showing or presenting to view; display.
- The offering, producing or showing of titles, authorities or papers of any kind before a tribunal, in proof of facts.
- Public show; representation of feats or actions in public; display of oratory in public; any public show.
- Allowance of meat and drink; pension; salary; benefaction settled for the maintenance of scholars in universities, not depending on the foundation. Swift. Bacon. Encyc.
- Payment; recompense. Shak.
EX-HI-BI'TION-ER, n.
In English universities, one who has a pension or allowance, granted for the encouragement of learning.
EX-HIB'IT-IVE, a.
Serving for exhibition; representative. Norris.
EX-HIB'IT-IVE-LY, adv.
By representation. Waterland.
EX-HIB'IT-O-RY, a.
Exhibiting; showing; displaying.
EX-HIL'A-RANT, a.
Exciting joy, mirth or pleasure.
EX-HIL'A-RANT, n.
That which exhilarates.
EX-HIL'A-RATE, v.i.
To become cheerful or joyous. Bacon.
EX-HIL'A-RATE, v.t. [egzhil'arate; L. exhilaro; ex and hilaro, to make merry, hilaris, merry, jovial, Gr. ίλαρος.]
To make cheerful or merry; to enliven; to make glad or joyous; to gladden; to cheer. Good news exhilarates the, mind, as good wine exhilarates the animal spirits.
EX-HIL'A-RA-TED, pp.
Enlivened; animated; cheered; gladdened; made joyous or jovial.
EX-HIL'A-RA-TING, ppr.
Enlivening; giving life and vigor to the spirits; cheering; gladdening.
EX-HIL'A-RA-TING-LY, adv.
In an exhilarating manner.
EX-HIL-A-RA'TION, n.
- The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful.
- The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration usually expresses less than joy or mirth, but it may be used to express both.
EX-HORT', v.i.
To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds. And with many other words did he testify and exhort. Acts ii.
EX-HORT', v.t. [egzhort'; L. exhortor; ex and hortor, to encourage, to embolden, to cheer, to advise; It. escortare; Fr. exhorter; Sp. exhortar. The primary sense seems to be to excite or to give strength, spirit or courage.]
- To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conductor course of action. I exhort you to be of good cheer. Acts xxvii. Young men also exhort to be sober minded. Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters. Tit. ii.
- To advise; to warn; to caution.
- To incite or stimulate to exertion. Goldsmith.
EX-HORT-A'TION, n.
- The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
- The form of words intended to incite and encourage.
- Advice; counsel.
EX-HORT'A-TIVE, a.
Containing exhortation.
EX-HORT'A-TO-RY, a.
Tending to exhort; serving for exhortation.
EX-HORT'ED, pp.
Incited by words to good deeds; animated to a laudable course of conduct; advised.
EX-HORT'ER, n.
One who exhorts or encourages.